Let’s Talk Design (since 2013) brings together a mix of local and international design professionals to talk about their work, what drives them, and where they’re heading next. The format offers a look behind the scenes of established pioneers and emerging practices alike, lowers the barrier to try something new, and leaves space to continue the conversation during the networking moment afterwards. If you want to connect with the design community in a direct and informal setting, this is where it happens.
Let’s Talk Design is powered by Flanders District of Creativity.
Presentations start at 19.30 sharp. All lectures are in English.
Line-up
Daisy Chain (UK) – Motion studio
Daisy Chain is a London-based motion studio founded by Connor Campbell (CC Studio) and Harry Butt (Butt Studio), creating bold, playful and off-kilter visuals working across music videos for artists such as Jamie XX and Dua Lipa, commercials for clients such as Apple and Nike, and visual identities in motion for Sandisk and Dekmantel Festival. Blending motion, graphic design and typography, the studio is driven by experimentation and a love of building strange, characterful worlds — crafting distinctive films, title sequences and brand visuals that push beyond the expected. Built on years of collaboration, Daisy Chain exists as a creative home for ambitious ideas, vibrant narratives and visually rich motion work.
www.daisychainstudio.net
Rabbit Hole – Animation Studio
Rabbit Hole is an Antwerp-based animation studio founded by Bram Van Rompaey and Reinout Swinnen, creating distinctive 2D and 3D films for commercials, social campaigns, branded content, and visual storytelling. Working across character animation, motion design, and mixed-media productions, the studio collaborates with brands, agencies, and production companies to craft visually rich films that balance strong design with believable movement and personality.
www.rabbithole.be
BROOS – Graphic Design
Broos Stoffels is a Brussels-based graphic designer and art director. Through his independent practice, he works across print, digital, and spatial design – developing visual identities, campaigns, and scenographies with the kind of enthusiasm that tends to produce fun work. Together with Tim Colmant, he runs Aubergine Press, a small publishing house dedicated to illustration-based publications.
broosstoffels.be
Sara Mertens – Illustration
Sara Mertens is a Belgian illustrator and graphic novelist based in Antwerp. With a clear line, she builds a world between dream and reality. She has worked for various clients, such as Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, deBuren, De Standaard, Stripgids and Stad Antwerpen. She exhibited at the illustration festival LUSTR in Prague and at Het Bos in Antwerp, amongst others. She is part of TUIG collective, a group of illustrators and graphic designers organizing all sorts of fun stuff. She’s currently working on her first graphic novel.
saramertens.com